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Jones, Thomas Jefferson, 1838-1914

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1838 - 1914

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Thomas Jefferson Jones autobiography and a biography

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230329713]
Identifier: MSS SC 3100
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a typescript. One two-paged item is an autobiography of Jones. The other item is a two-paged biography of Jones by an unknown person at an unknown date. Jones was born on 6 September 1838 in Pittsfield, Illinois. He came to Willard, Utah, and later settled in Panaca, Nevada, and Washington and Parowan, Utah. Jones served as bishop and stake president in the Mormon Church and was prosecuted for polygamy.

Dates: approximately 1912-1920

Rio Virgin Manufacturing Company correspondence

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230232719]
Identifier: MSS 725
Scope and Contents

Copies of handwritten letters in a letter-press book. Most of the items were written by Adolphus R. Whitehead, secretary; Joseph Birch, agent; and Thomas Jefferson Jones, superintendent. Also included are a list of financial transactions. The materials document the activities and policies of the company.

Dates: 1870-1875

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Autobiographies 1
Business, Industry, Labor, and Commerce 1
Church Government 1
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 1
Cotton manufacture -- Utah -- Washington -- History 1